Readings for Railways: Or, Anecdotes and Other Short Stories, Reflectons, Maxims, Characteristics, Passages of Wit, Humour, and Poetry; Etc. Together with Points of Information on Matters of General Interest. Collected in the Course of His Own ReadingC. Gilpin, 1849 - 136 Seiten |
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... hour . The forty- seventh mile post was passed at 3-46-401 , and the fourth mile - stone at 4-23-24 , so that forty - three miles were performed in thirty six minutes and forty seconds , or an average speed of upwards of seventy miles ...
... hour . The forty- seventh mile post was passed at 3-46-401 , and the fourth mile - stone at 4-23-24 , so that forty - three miles were performed in thirty six minutes and forty seconds , or an average speed of upwards of seventy miles ...
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... hour . These effects are not heard by a person who is sta- tionary . He found that the sound of a whistle on an engine , stationary on the line , was heard by a passenger in a rapid train to give a different note , in a different key ...
... hour . These effects are not heard by a person who is sta- tionary . He found that the sound of a whistle on an engine , stationary on the line , was heard by a passenger in a rapid train to give a different note , in a different key ...
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... hour's time were covered with crystallizations . " The shores in face of the peninsula , and its western side , present evident marks of destruction . " Birds and insects are , without doubt , to be found on the shore ; sometimes ducks ...
... hour's time were covered with crystallizations . " The shores in face of the peninsula , and its western side , present evident marks of destruction . " Birds and insects are , without doubt , to be found on the shore ; sometimes ducks ...
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Transmission of Money | 5 |
Spontaneous Gases | 12 |
The Cutting Property | 19 |
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